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- 881: Boxing: Down for the Count
- ... carried out to the death, the comparison between the two does not stand in the way of the point I intend to make: the inherent and intended violence in boxing does not belong in the philosophy of sport that modern society should adopt. In relation to modern society, advocates of boxing argue that boxing advances society in that it serves as a "safety valve" for violence, allowing people to dissipate or ...
- 882: Karl Marx and Marxism
- ... 1818, died on March 14, 1883, was a German economist, philosopher and revolutionist whose writings form the basis of the body of ideas known as Marxism. In his youth he was deeply affected by the philosophy of G.W.F. Hegel, and joined a rebel group called the Young Hegelians, which contributed ideas towards the movement against organized religion and the Prussian Autocracy. Later on in life, he was influenced by ...
- 883: The Question of an Answer: What It Is To Be Human
- ... side. Each side is separate, yet each are essential to forming one total piece of paper. (Beal lecture 1996) Taking into consideration all of this information, I am now able to create my own personal philosophy as to what it is to be human. It is a very difficult task indeed, to sit and think solely about what comprises my human presence. To do so, one must consider values, ethics, and ...
- 884: To What Extent Does the Nature of Language Illuminate Our Understanding of the Relation Between Knowledge of Ourselves and Knowledge of Others?
- ... ibid. 384. 3) Huxley. A. 1954. The Doors of Perception. pp3-4. BIBLIOGRAPHY Hume. D. 1985. A Treatise of human nature. Penguin. Huxley. A. 1994. The Doors of Perception. Flamingo. O'Hear. A. 1985. What philosophy is. Penguin. Putnam. H. 1975. Mind Language and Reality. Cambridge University Press. Wittgenstein. L. 1995. Philosophical Investigations. Blackwell.
- 885: People Are Victims of A Greater Force: The Environment
- ... way of thinking is not reality. People are victims of greater forces. The force is not a force of God or magic. The force are our environment, our Biological instinct, and our inheritied characteritics. This philosophy is called naturalism and it is used in O'neil's play "Beyond the Horizon". The phliophy of naturalism has its merit and affect real people everyday. Naturalism affects the way people live and the ...
- 886: Can Skepticism Be Defended, Perhaps In A Limited Form?
- ... to Its Language & Techniques, New York: Random House. Guthrie, W. K. C. (1971), The Sophists, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Hamlyn, D. W. (1983), The Theory of Knowledge, London: Macmillan Press. Harris, Errol (1969), Fundamentals of Philosophy - A Study of Classical Texts, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. Harrison, J. (1966-67). A Philosopher's Nightmare or The Ghost not Laid. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Vol LXVII. Hume, David ...
- 887: The Motionless Arrow: Aristotle's Thoughts on Zeno's Arror Argument
- ... proves with laws of science. However, by evaluating the falsity of premise three, you will find that premises one and two are also false. Almost all opinions can be argued, however, and by evaluating the philosophy of both men, many points can be reached about the validity and soundness of the argument. Though, by finding the premises false, the argument is not sound, and therefore, Zeno's argument leaves much to ...
- 888: The Game of Hacky Sac or Footbag
- ... than a game. To me, it is an expressive dance, a natural high, an important social skill that everyone should become familiar. I am now going familiarize you with this social skill by explaining some philosophy behind it and showing you some basic kicks. The Olympics claim to promote peace and unity, but any hacker will tell you the true goodwill game is hackysack. It has kept warrior guards awake in ...
- 889: The Quarrel About Historical Explanation
- ... one condition is necessary, and if more information is needed, one only needs to elaborate on that one condition. The Hempelians and the anti-Hempelians both have common ground. They are both engaged in the philosophy of history, but this is where the agreement stops for even the groups starting points are different. Hempelians give their explanations to answer the question of why something happened. Their objective is to replace curiosity ...
- 890: Do We Have Souls?
- ... is totally reliant on faith [which has really nothing to do with common sense] , and by that point alone it cannot be proved by science or earthly reasoning, But as this writer has found in philosophy, it is easier to disagree or attempt to disprove, rather than prove. To sum up my own views, I shall borrow from Antony G.N. Flew in his " Can A Man Witness His Own Funeral ...
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